Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “outheard” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
Check this box to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

14 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
~~remove a letter~~ ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found Word	Scrabble Score	Searched Previously	Found Previously	Changes	To Transform to your Word
outheard	12	8	854	(None)
outhear	10	9	1060	1	outhear_
outhears	11	8	1039	1	outhears
outboard	11	3	832	2	outboard
outearn	7	3	1068	2	out_earn
outlead	8	33	1110	2	outlea_d
outlearn	8	3	643	2	outlearn
outread	8	28	1109	2	outrea_d
outward	11	8	1140	2	out_ward
outwear	10	9	771	2	outwear_
outwears	11	9	726	2	outwears
outweary	14	8	539	2	outweary
southward	16	5	393	2	southward
unheard	11	3	694	2	_unheard

Search took 4 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.

Seq	Search Phase	Words Checked	Words Matched	Seconds	Words Per Sec
1	Length Filter	178691	121059	0.156	1145455.1
2	DLD Change Limit	121059	14	3.703	32692.1
3	Display Results	14	14	0.016	875.0
	(SQL Overall)	178691	14	3.875	46113.8